Studying the Tudors and reading Chaucer did not interest me so much as learning about the gradual collapse of the British Empire, responding to the post-9/11 immigrant experience, and sewing tongue-in ...

Renowned British artist Tracey Emin has said that many male artists, like her contemporary Damien Hirst, “peak in their 40s,” whereas women retain their creative force as they age. Emin was ...